-άκι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from diminutive Mediaval Byzantine Greek -άκι (-áki) / -άκιν,[1] from diminutive Hellenistic Koine Greek -άκιον (-ákion).[2][3] A reanalysis of Ancient Greek diminutives formed with the suffix -ιον (-ion) from nouns ending in -αξ (-ax), stem -ακ- (-ak-), retaining or not retaining the diminutive sense.
Examples: the modern λαβράκι (lavráki) < Ancient Greek λαβράκιον (labrákion) from λάβραξ (lábrax, “seabass”), the modern ρυάκι (ryáki) < Hellenistic ῥυάκιον (rhuákion) from ῥύαξ (rhúax, “torrential stream, esp. of lava”), συάκιν (suákin) from σῦαξ (sûax, “a fish species”). See also ἱεράκιον (hierákion), καμάκι (kamáki) and αυλάκι (avláki).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ci/
  • Hyphenation: -ά‧κι
  • Homophone: -άκοι (-ákoi)

Suffix

-άκι • (-áki) n

  1. Added to nouns (chiefly neuter) to give a diminutive form, expressing small size or affection.
    ‎ποτάμι (potámi, “river”) + ‎-άκι (-áki) → ‎ποταμάκι (potamáki, “rivulet”)
    ‎άντρας (ántras, “husband”) + ‎-άκι (-áki) → ‎αντράκι (antráki)
    ‎γυναίκα (gynaíka, “wife”) + ‎-άκι (-áki) → ‎γυναικάκι (gynaikáki)
    ‎κερί (kerí, “candle”) + ‎-άκι (-áki) → ‎κεράκι (keráki, “small candle”)

Declension
declension of -άκι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative -άκι • -άκια •
genitive — —
accusative -άκι • -άκια •
vocative -άκι • -άκια •
Genitive forms are rare or non-existent.

Synonyms
  • -ούλα (-oúla) (used with feminine nouns)
  • -ίτσα (-ítsa) (used with feminine nouns)

Antonyms

Derived terms
Greek terms suffixed with -άκι

See also

Not suffixed with -άκι:

the neuters

References
  1. -άκι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. -άκι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  3. -άκι - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
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